The breathtaking and unrivaled Consort Yi was once the most cherished woman in the emperor's harem was shaken by a dream that felt far too real to ignore.
In that dream, the Crown Prince was stripped of his title. The Fourth Prince rose to power. Her lifelong rival, Consort De, became Empress Dowager.
Her own children met cruel ends, her fifth son pushed aside, her ninth son dying behind prison walls, her eleventh taken by illness before he could grow.
Even the Kangxi Emperor, who had once adored her, whispered promises in the quiet of the night, and indulged her every whim, changed with time. In his later years, he surrounded himself with one young beauty after another, discarding her as though she had never mattered.
And on his deathbed, he left behind a chilling decree for the next ruler:
"If Consort Yi grows arrogant or forgets her place, you need not show mercy for my sake."
She watched herself wither in that dream — abandoned, heartbroken, and alone.
